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A bag contains 8 black pens and 6 blue pens. What is the ratio, written in lowest terms, of black pens to the total number of pens in the bag? ________ / ________ God Bless

A bag contains 8 black pens and 6 blue pens. What is the ratio, written in lowest terms, of black pens to the total number of pens in the bag? ________ / ________ God Bless
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A bag contains 8 black pens and 6 blue pens.

What is the ratio, written in lowest terms, of black pens to the total number of pens in the bag?

________ / ________

God Bless

User Ants Aasma
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The total number of pens in the bag would be 8 + 6, which is 14. This would make the ratio
8 / 14
We can simplify by dividing by 2 and get
4 / 7
which is your final answer.

I hope this helps!
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